was at $6,511.28, unchanged since Wednesday’s level at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Kraken exchange.

But one analyst said bitcoin’s lull may be coming to an end. “It’s only a matter of time now,” said Mati Greenspan, senior market analyst at eToro, speaking about a potential breakout for bitcoin.

“Of course, the flatline pattern could easily remain for another few months and that wouldn’t be a bad thing, however, there are signs of excitement boiling underneath the cool price action exterior.” For Greenspan, the evidence is the rising transactions per second. “This is a classic indication that we’re nearing the end of the flat cycle.”